On meeting beauty guru, Tanya Kazeminy Mackay, it’s simply incredibly difficult to believe that the American, mum of two is 42-years-old.

Not only does Tanya have a personality so bubbly that it reminds you of your teenage years, but it has to be said, she has a figure and a face, whic... read

New York, New York, so good they named it twice.  Certainly when it comes to interiors New York is in a league of its own.  But, in the same way that Paris is not France, New York’s cool, lofty, design-driven interiors style is, I suspect, unrepresentative of what w... read

“An Irish woman's smile is worth a million D&G anythings.”
THE Irish designer who once shocked the nation when he said that Irish women “wouldn't know style if it tottered up to them in 10-inch heels” redeemed himself at this year’s London Fashion We... read

Though the time may be short to fully learn the art of knitting or basketry to produce an original and handmade Christmas gift for a loved one, there are plenty in Ireland who have taken it upon themselves in recent times to embark down the craft route and provide it for you.
The spectrum of Ir... read

WHEN January finally comes around many people take stock of their lives and often decide to turn over a new leaf in the New Year. We all at one time or another make a New Year’s resolution or two, usually along the lines of giving something up like smoking or eating sweets, and more often than... read

CHRISTMAS is a time of celebration fun and festivities. Unfortunately it is also a high risk time for house fires. Due to the amount of Christmas lighting and candles combined with higher than normal alcohol consumption, the average home can be an accident waiting to happen. The National Safety C... read

With all the hype, the glitz and the sheer commercial enormity surrounding Christmas today, it's easy to loose sight of its origins: what it all means and why it's still important to so many people in this fast-paced digital age that we live in. Buried beneath a deluge of Santas and snowm... read

Games are practically synonymous with Christmas. After a sumptuous lunch it's almost obligatory for the family to roll into the living room in front of a roaring fire and crack out one of the new board games – or one of the old classics. Games bring people together, and introduce a frie... read

Are you tired of trotting out the same old gifts year after year? Is exploring countless variations on the same old theme turning Christmas into a stale parody of what it used to be? If the answer is yes, then perhaps it's time to spice things up a bit, by choosing an original, unconventional... read

For most of us, while Christmas is a time of great joy, all that giving comes at a price, and for many it's the most financially draining time of the year. Every year we blow small and, let's face it, sometimes not-so-small fortuned on all the gifts, food, decorations and countless other ... read